Afghan's Fired Ambassador to US Isn't Going Home
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Blackwater Remnant Gets Piece of State Dept. Contract
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Iran's 'Blogfather' Sentenced to Long Prison Term
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(Sept. 29) -- Iran sentenced a Canadian-Iranian blogger known as the Blogfather to 19 and a half years in prison and reportedly told his family they should be happy he was not sentenced to death....
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At Loggerheads: Karzai and the White House
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Canada Breathes Golden Sigh of Relief
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Amid American Malaise, Canada Envy Returns
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Clinton Offers Surprise Deal at Climate Conference
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Cap-and-Trade Model Loses Billions to Fraud
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(Dec. 10) -- As negotiators grapple in Copenhagen over a global scheme to curtail carbon emissions, Europe's own iteration was revealed as an easy mark for organized crime. The development could lend...
Iran Blasted for Human Rights and Academic Abuses
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(Dec. 10) -- Amnesty International accused Iranian authorities Thursday of perpetrating the worst human rights abuses in more than 20 years as they try to tamp down broad dissent following President...
Obama's Iran Strategy Hits Great Wall of China
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Does Karzai's Corruption Offer Obama an Out?
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